LONGMONT -- Family and friends of a teenage boy who was struck by a vehicle and killed on Main Street on New Year's Eve is planning a candlelight vigil for his 17th birthday on July 15, according to his mother.

Cara Tedeschi said the vigil for her son is scheduled for 8:45 p.m. on July 15 on the 2200 block of Main Street on the sidewalk near the Noodles & Co. restaurant. Those who attend are asked to bring their own candles.

Her son, Jason Grimmer, was reportedly fleeing a fight between a group of his friends and a group of black men. Police reported the group of white men and boys had earlier lobbed racially charged language at one of the black men. Grimmer apparently tried to run from the fight, but was hit by a vehicle in the roadway as he tried to cross. The vehicle that struck Grimmer did not stay on scene and police have yet to solve the case, and a grand jury is expected to investigate.

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